Bob Lazier


Robert Lazier was an American race car driver.

Biography

A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, he raced in the CART series in 1981 and was CART's Rookie of the Year. He had fourth-place finishes at Watkins Glen International and Mexico. Lazier also competed in the 1981 Indianapolis 500, finishing 19th after a blown engine caused him to retire the Penske PC-7 after 154 laps. He was married to wife Diane and was the father of both 1996 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier and Indy Racing League driver Jaques Lazier.
Lazier competed in Formula 5000 in the 1970s. In 2015, Lazier won the Indy Legends Charity Pro–Am race with co-driver Jim Caudle.
Lazier built the Tivoli Lodge in Vail, Colorado, in 1968.
Lazier died on April 18, 2020, in Denver, Colorado, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado. He was 81.

Racing record

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1970Road AtlantaZinkVolkswagenFormula Vee810Running
1970Road AtlantaTitanFordFormula Ford32Running
1971Road AtlantaMarch 71BFordFormula B19Running
1971Road AtlantaZinkVolkswagenFormula Vee33Running
1972Road AtlantaZinkVolkswagenFormula Vee21Running
1973Road AtlantaZinkVolkswagenFormula Vee39Running
1976Road AtlantaZinkVolkswagenFormula Vee196Retired
1979Road AtlantaZinkVolkswagenFormula Vee1223Running

American Open Wheel racing results

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results

CART

Indianapolis 500